The Secret Lives Of Plants

All of the energy that you have in your body came originally from the Sun. But you could sit on the beach for your entire vacation and never get any of it! But plants can -- they do it all the time! If you haven’t noticed, plants live at a different speed than we do. But they do live and they need to do many of the same things we do to survive. Plants breathe, have a circulatory system, reproduce, protect themselves, and even fly sometimes! This class will show you how to "think like a plant." You’ll never look at a leaf the same way again!

Leaves It To Us

• A leaf by any other name…
• How do leaves change colors? 
• How and why do leaves drop off in the winter- the Sun's out, isn't it?
• How do plants breathe?

The Green Plant Lunch Counter

• If plants get their food from the Sun, why do they need nutrients from the ground?
• How does photosynthesis work (the low-chemistry version)?
• And don't Venus Flytraps eat flies! What’s up with that??

Branching Out

• A branch by any other name…
• Do branches only hold leaves?
• Ever try to drink out of a straw 50 feet long?
• Plant blood - good and good for you

Smelly Flowers And Fruity Vegetables

• The secret sex lives of plants – they don’t do it alone, usually (with video!)
• Plants at your grocery counter
• Where do apples come from? Scavenger droppings?!

4 sessions

2 hours per session

$950

Maximum 15 students